One crucial difference is whether you can opt-out. Another big difference is the stated intention of the party/entity: i.e. Apple is not a company "of the people, by the people, and for the people".

My objection is that it's not that useful to only look at whether a party wants to restrict freedom. Personally, I don't think that's a very useful dimension at all -- I don't consider the existence of a road limiting to my freedom to drive wherever I feel like it.

From my point of view, I can't "opt-out" from Apple. Neither in business nor in private. And I tried.

Of course, you can always use another road or go completly off track. Like living in the woods?